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Category: Rare Books in Far Out Places

The world is packed with rare books in the most unusual places. This small collection of blog posts on all sorts of books that I have come across over the years can be read as a travel guide to rare books in far out places.

Fellowship at Trinity Long Room Hub

Posted on 19/02/2019

For the next two months I am highly privileged to work as a research fellow at the Trinity Long Room Hub in Dublin. During this time I will research specific pa...

Leufstabruk Herrgård

First results from the project ‘The Library of Leufstabruk’

Posted on 13/10/2018

Autumn has arrived at Leufstabruk. That means a colorful scenery, winds from the north and a library that becomes to cold to work in. In May I wrote about my Fi...

The much-debated life of Paulus Wirtz in a curious binding

Posted on 01/10/2018

A remarkable copy of the 17th century biography ‘t Leven en bedryf van d’heer Paulus Wirtz is present at Uppsala University Library. It has elaborat...

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